Reinforced-concrete post.



1. P. Kimm. REINFORCED CONCRETE POST.

APPLICATWN HLED MAY 19| 1914-v RENFORCED-COCRETE POST..

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Application ilecllay 19,1914.' SerieNo.839,S18.

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Be it known that l, deines P. Kittens, re siding at What Cheer, inthecounty of leokulr and' State of loWa,-have-invented a new and improvedlein'forced- Concrete Post, of which thev following is a specification.

My invention is an improved concrete post of a construction especiallyrdesigned for the lo employment of an anchoring member of a special,construction which forms one of ther essential parts of the invention.

ln 'its more detail nature, the invention` includes those novel detailsof construction, .1 5 'combination and arrangement of parts, all ofwhich will be 'firstfully described, then be specifically pointed out intheappended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich f 2'0' Figure l is a perspective view of my `in1 proved reinforcedconcrete post, the plastic body portion being indicated infaint lines to"the more clearly illustrate the construction and arrangement of thereinforcing and anchoring elements. Fig` 2 is a horizontal sectionthereof on the line 2-2 on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line234-3 on Fig. l. Fig. et is a perspective View of a portion of one ofthe sectionsl of the n ny' 30 Chor device7 hereinafter referred to. Fig.

5 is a vertical section of a. portion of the said anchor device with theWire staples or 'holders in place thereon. Fig. 'o is a detail view of aslightly modified form of the staple sockets in the anchor device.

In my improvedreinforced lconcrete post, (the general construction ofwhich is clearly ,shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings,) 1 designates theplastic (concrete). bodyof the post, 4o which is molded upon thereinforcing ele'- nients vand the anchoring device 'presently fullydescribed, in the manner to be'hereinl. after explained in detail. Thereinforcing elements' consist of a plu rality of vertically extendedmembers, which may be of any desired number, but preferably three,arranged in triangular position, two of such members, designated 2-4-2,ben ing located near the'corners of the front face l0, of the post,while' the other or rear one 3, 'is' located near the back face ofthepost b'ody and centrally thereof .as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thefront members 2-2 are formed of two wire strands twisted about eachother, While the rlar one Slof the members is about the vertical members2-2 and 3, is

'wound-about the lower end of theanchor f 'formed of a. greater vnumberyof' ltwisted strands tol give it the strength necessary to .stand thestrain thereon.

The several reinforcing members 2.-2 and 6o 3 are braced by horizontalbracingor binder members, as many of-vvhich are utilized as theparticular size of thefpost may require, the purpose of such bracingorbindermemi, i bers being to provide the desired rigidity e5 orreinforcement for the post body, and all of the saidbinder or .bracingmembers, eX- cept the one next to the ground line, may be in the natureof a single Wire strand 5, that -is twisted about the front. and vendvertical members 2 2- and 3, and Whose f ree ends e extend inwardly fromthe front members" .y

'--Q and engage with the anchoring devicel presently again referred t0.The lower ends of each of the 'vertical members 2 2 and 3 75,

are bent to form lateral-extensions 20-'30, and the said extensions formholds for coni veniently handling Athe said members 242 `and 3 inshipping, they also form interloclry ing members, since they arelaterally en- 'so bedded "in the concrete body when the plas- .y ticmaterial is poured .into the mold, as hereinafter explained.

. The binder or bracing member tl, located at the ground line ofthepost, ifs-made of g5 two lor more Wirel strands twisted abouteachother, and the said binder 50 is twisted device and has its endsjoined toleach other,

, the same/"forming, as it were, an endless horizontal bracing member.By reasonxlo'rf, making the bracing member 50 as stated and locating itat the ground line of tlie' pc', st, additional strength is added to`thepostfatV the base or ground line thereof Where `the greatest strainon the post exists, and still further increase. the stability of thepost, at the said ground line the binder or'.

brace 50 is of somewhat larger-size than the in() other o'r vupperbinders 5, to thereby bulge@ the said members 2-2 and 3 outwardly, to'give there a trussed effectL i.

The anchoring device, the ccanstr'notion o`f which and its coperativeconnectionY W the reinforcing elements form an essential-v. feature ofmy invention, is formed oftwo metal half section plates 6 6 'Whose'upper and lower ends, at the front edges thereof,

are cutaway to form shoulders tid-61, the.' 11g- 'lovverniost one 61servingas a. ineens for-f` positively holding -thevvra'pped part 5.6 of

the binder or brace 50 in a proper clamped connection with the anchor,the upper shouldered portion 60 permitting, as it Were, a

proper shaping or filling ofthe upper endv of the plastic body l, seeFig. 1.

To provide for a positive embedding .of ,the anchor and for the desiredlateral bracing of the front reinforced members 2li-2,

the ends of the kbraces 5 are projected .through apertures 62 in themembers 6, the

said ends being bent to form shoulders, for bearing against the sides ofthe anchor,y

the latter also having vertical ribs 64.

'Each of the members 6,' (see Fig. 4'), is

formedv With a pair of'half sectionv pockets or grooves 65 .arranged inpairs and which may be shaped, as shown in Figs. t and 5, in

which the said grooves are shown as diverging from their outer orentrance end, or they may be made converging as shown 1n Fig.

6.v Each section G is also formed With a` drain groove 67that'exte'nds'from the to :thereof to near the bottom at'which point 1textends laterally to form a 'discharge through the front face of theanchor 'and the said drainJ grooves each communicate With the staplepockets or grooves 65 sopas to drain them. 'f

11 designates the Wire strands ofl the fencing.

What I claim fis:

' 1. In a reinforced concrete post, a fence wire. holding deviceembedded in the post body With 'one edge` extended through the saidbody, means mounted in rthe 'said face of the said holding devicefon-[receiving and supporting the fence Wire strands, the said Wireholding device consistingA of an anchor plate embedded in one face ofthe cement post andv having a series of staple receiving and holdingsockets, in its front edge, fence Wire holding staples rihgidlyheldA inthe 'said'` i plate, the said staple holding' sockets being arranged inpairs and divergingly disposed relatively to each other, said anchorplate having al Water draining channel that eX- tends lengthwise thereofland discharges through the lower front face of-said anchor '.plate,said draining channel having coinmunication' With thestaple holdingsockets.

' 2. In a reinforced concrete post, a fence Wire holding Vdeviceembedded in the post body, with one edge exposed through said body, saidWire holding device consisting of a`v pair of metallic 'plate sectionsin face Contact 'with each other and having opposing matchingcorrugations to form staple lreceiving grooves, said plate sections'having a longitudinal water draining'groove ceivin'g grooves, each ofsaid plates having a longitudinalrib on its outer side face adjacenttothe rear edge of the plate, said .plates having transverseapertures,ftie Wires passed through said apertures and bentsubstantially :parallel to said plates to secure said lates together,said plates having reduced) projections at their lower ends, and asecuring member wrapped around said projections.

JAMES .PETER KIMBLE.y Witnesses y S. Y. MCVEY,

J. W. HARTMAN.

In a'reinforced concrete post, a fence

